Learning Outcomes:
On completion of the module, the student should be able to:
1. Understand the physiological and psychological processes of normal pregnancy, labour, puerperium and reproductive health applying evidence based care.
2. Provide postnatal assessment and care of mother and baby in the community
3. Promote breastfeeding as the optimal method of infant feeding, and provide advice and support on all forms of infant feeding
4. Distinguish deviations from normal health and development (through examination and observations) and manage and/or refer according to scope of practice
5. Facilitate the transition to parenthood fostering positive parenting and family support.
6. Provide appropriate health promotion relating to pregnancy and the postnatal period
7. Manage particular care issues for vulnerable clients in a culturally sensitive manner (for example: perinatal mental health, perinatal death, pregnancy loss, bereavement, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome).
Indicative Module Content:
Physiological and psychological processes of pregnancy
Postnatal care of the mother and infant
Breastfeeding
Health promotion in pregnancy and the postnatal period
Management of specific maternal and infant issues
Supporting transition to parenthood